Essay On Classroom Reflection

When developing goals using the principles of UDL, I think the first and most important step the teacher should take is knowing what they expect the students to learn. Then the teacher needs make sure they reduce or eliminate any barriers that may interfere with the student. Barriers such as methods, materials and assessments. The teacher should inquire each student and develop the goals based around the student’s ability and what will best demonstrate their learning and achievement (Page 2: UDL

The goal has to be clear and shared with students. It’s important for student to know what are they going to learn and do that day.

We just got back our TBEAR on the “Eleven,” in which we had to analyze on how our responses to life’s challenges affects one’s character. I thought that we would be able to come up with our own theme then connect it to the prompt, but since the theme was assigned to us, I panicked the day of writing the TBEAR since I already had a planned TBEAR in mind. When it was time to write the TBEAR, I eventually stopped panicking then got on with the writing. To be honest, I didn’t plan out my TBEAR as well as I wanted to, with the little amount of time I had, but I had the method I wanted to use for the analysis, cause and effect. I decided to use cause and effect for the analysis since I thought that one specific event happened

across all the classrooms was the rapport that has been developed in each classroom between not only the teacher and students but the students with each other. It was evident that students are comfortable working in groups and helping each other learn. Students spoke to each other in respectful ways and offered help to each other. The teachers communicated with students in positive and respectful ways that encouraged students’ participation. Another pattern I noticed was that the students were involved in their own learning. There were not teachers giving lectures at the front of the room and students just sitting in desks taking it in. The teachers of this school understand the value of letting the students explore, create, and discover for themselves. There was evidence in each room that the students were taking an active part in their own learning through small group work, independent work, discussion, creating things and using technology. These walk-throughs gave me a view of the school that this is a positive learning environment where students’ best interest is at the forefront.

During this out-of-the-classroom activity, I chose to attend 1 Million Cups. This is a free, weekly national program designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs. 1MC is developed by the Kauffman Foundation with different foundations located across the country in order to inform and inspire current or future entrepreneurs. The two speakers that presented during the session on Wednesday September 27 were Jenn with Next Gen Summit, and Simeon Talley with Rad Incubator.

Question 1 How do you make work meaningful? What motivators are you using? Examine classroom climate. What would you change to make it better?

For this lesson, I attempted to shorten my whole group instructional time and to differentiate the instructions to better engage students in the lesson. Because of this, I learned that it is important to not give students too much information or directions at one time. I saw an improvement in student’s engagement during the whole group instruction. I did not give the students time to lose interest, I kept consistent pacing and made sure to differentiate the instruction to meet the needs of the different types of learners within my class. I also applied a couple different strategies to engage all students during the lesson, even when one student was at the board working through the problem. From this, I learned that learners are going to stay more engaged in the lesson if they have a “task” to complete, rather than waiting for the student at the board to give them the answer.

The classroom was a tall open square filled with around 35 student desks and one large set of desks in the front of the class. The front desks consisted of smaller desks which included a stand-up desk that held a computer and a smaller but longer desk with a chair. Behind the front desks was as whiteboard wall that had a projector pointing towards the wall. All of the student’s desks were scattered throughout the class and faced the whiteboard the room has a lot of space, but the number of desks in the room took up most of the walking space. The first student arrived at 5:52. Afterwards nine others join him, one by one. Two of the students began having a conversation while the others. The discussion between the students stopped shortly after Mrs. Keener arrived.

1. Research and observe to determine the size of the study body, the ratio of teachers and staff to students, and the ethnic composition of staff compared to students?

My first day at Roberto Clemente taught me the most critical and foundation characteristic of the school in that all the staff are there of their own accord with inspiring goals for the students. It is clear that anyone who enters the school with the intent to support the students in one way or another is welcome.

Overall, I thought the lesson study was a good way to start feeling comfortable with teaching science in a classroom, it brought me out of my comfort zone of what I was used to seeing being taught. This lesson allowed me to think creatively because it was a requirement to combine a social study element into the lesson as well. As a group, we brainstormed way that we could include social studies within our lesson that worked seamlessly with science. During this brainstorming session, I discovered that combining two subjects into one lesson can really push your creativity and that sometimes discussing it with your fellow co-workers is a great way to figure out ways this can be done effectively. This may also lead to the discussion of what

Throughout this class, there has been a substantial number of topics covered that helped the class learn more about how science and the environment are intertwined. Topics have included things such as the Rapa Nui and their extinction all the way to learning about new technologies and environmentally friendly options that are around today and could be created. While there has been a large amount of material covered over this semester, there are many specific learning objectives that have allowed me to learn through different methods. Some of these include leading others in a thought-provoking discussion, understanding how the environment has been embedded in society for centuries, and even realizing many new company concepts that could be

Dr. Karen Lea (2016) stated that aggressive behavior has been shown to grow from overly severe and punitive parenting, association with highly aggressive peers, and heavy viewing of television and film violence. Several of my students have clearly experienced such environmental influences which have led to the development of attention seeking behaviors, violent behaviors, poor attitudes towards school and learning, truancy, and below average academic progress. My students have also faced poverty, close family ties to gang activity, death or incarceration of a parent, lack of parental supervision, abuse, hunger, online bullying, inconsistent friendships, and rape.

I worked with K-1st grade. I have four students, but was only ever working with three of them at one time, as they have to be pulled out of instruction for services. During the first block, I introduced vocabulary words. More specifically, push, pull, force, and motion.

We generally had participation problems with the class and I have no problem taking responsibility for that. Nether Becca or I had the enthusiasm to keep a room engaged over a video call. I also liked to have the students think and reflect which was not something the students wanted to do. The students were in an alternative school and had attention problems, which I feel we could have better been addressed by us. But as the lessons went on the students did become more engaged and began to participate more. I would say that is because they became more comfortable with us and vice-versa.